Angus leads NDP leadership fundraising in first quarter

Charlie Angus is far ahead of the NDP leadership pack in fundraising, new figures from Elections Canada show.

Even though rival Peter Julian had a two-month head start, Angus has raised twice as much money to date.

The New Democratic Party’s first quarterly report for the year — which details party contributions from Jan. 1, 2017 to Mar. 31, 2017 — shows Angus raised $110,765.00 and was the only candidate to hit the $100K fundraising mark. Manitoba member of Parliament Niki Ashton came next with $65,521.00, while Quebec MP Guy Caron pulled in $57,235.00. Julian trailed behind with $19,143.08.